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DPS increases road enforcement for spring break

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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is stepping up enforcement efforts as traffic picks up for spring break. DPS Texas Highway Patrol Troopers will increase traffic enforcement as part of Operation CARE (Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort) from March 13 through March 21, including St. Patrick’s Day.

Chambers Creek yields answers, Wade’s car

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Ennis resident Emily Wade’s vehicle, missing since January 6, 2019, was discovered Saturday, March 6, in Chambers Creek, Navarro County, by a team of volunteers, professionals, Ennis Police Department (EPD) officers and Justice of the Peace Chris Macon.

Wade had moved from Kentucky to the area and was a waitress at the Ennis Chili’s restaurant.

Two jailed, linked to Gutierrez murder

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A second arrest connected with the August 20, 2020 murder of Jordy Gutierrez at Roger Maise Park brought a juvenile into custody according to Ennis Police Department detective Mike Hopson.

Getting it fresh!

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Saturday, April 3, is the start of the eighth season of the Bluebonnet Market. Seven months of Saturdays, from 8 a.m. until noon, is just around the corner for Tommy and Kristi Copeland, shown on the right serving patrons. Oak Grove Farms, their booth, has been a mainstay since the beginning of the farmers market in 2014. The City is still welcoming area vendors. Rain or shine, you’ll find the Bluebonnet Market on North Dallas Street. Courtesy Photo/City of Ennis

Ellzey seeks to end HSR

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True to his word, new Texas State Representative Jake Ellzey is busy as a pointer at a duck farm. This week he filed a pair of house bills in a bid to apply the brakes to the bullet train.

One of his most dogmatic positions, fighting the attempts to purchase land, especially considering much of the effort is coming from Japan, he filed HB 3310 and HB 3311. Ellzey is concerned with the use of taxpayer monies to subsidize the project and the infringement on private property rights.

Clues dredged from muddy waters

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Emily Wade’s 2012 Nissan Altima was found last week in Chambers Creek. It, like answers from that ill-fated Jan. 6, 2019 drive, are no longer submerged.

Factors found

The vehicle was found intact approximately 400+ yards downstream of the bridge, about 60+ yards closer to where Wade was located. It was in an area the Department of Public Safety (DPS) dive crew felt a car could be covered, though it was at least 25-feet deep in 2019. When found, the Altima was upside down in muddy water 10-12 feet deep with the front grill facing the bridge.

About breathing and believing

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The truth about the safety of wearing a mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus should be approximately the same coming from every doctor. That would make the answer fairly clear and simple. It would bring clarity to the decision about strapping on the protective covering or facing the elements without one.

Let government know who's boss

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When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.” That’s human nature, particularly for officials in the public eye who may have to run for office again. No one wants to be held directly responsible for letting the public down.

Case in point is the recent catastrophe in Texas, when unexpected winter storms left 4 million homes without power, ruptured pipes and tainted the water supply for many.

What - me worry?

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Beginning in 1952, MAD Magazine was a crazy, humorous publication that ran for 67 years before folding in 2018. For much of its life, it featured a freckled-faced, gap-toothed, big-eared, and grinning, homely young man with a caption on the cover, stating, “What - Me Worry?” His name was Alfred E. Neuman. The fictional character became a cultural icon, and his signature phrase rarely changed. When it did, it would relate to a specific event and go something like, “I’m Not Worried!”

Ferris speaks Greek in football hire

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James Hartman, head of schools at Ferris Independent School District, named Steven Greek as the new Athletic Director and Head Football Coach of the Yellowjackets last week. He has a solid resume with his previous two stints coming at Argyle Liberty Christian (three years) and over nine seasons as offensive coordinator and assistant head coach with Prestonwood Christian. The Lions won four state titles and played in two others under his leadership.